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Senate advances Uniform Parentage Act after hours of debate on surrogacy, parentage and court safeguards
Summary
The Utah Senate debated and advanced Senate Bill 14, a comprehensive Uniform Parentage Act that clarifies legal parentage, offers protections for 'social parents,' and creates a narrow, court‑approved gestational‑surrogacy process limited to married intended parents; senators pressed the sponsor on medical‑consent and registry safeguards.
Senator Hilliard, sponsor of Senate Bill 14, presented the Uniform Parentage Act on the Senate floor, saying the measure aims to provide statutory clarity after a constitutional change and years of inconsistent court rulings. He said the bill emphasizes the role of the social parent and supplies detailed guidance for courts on parentage determinations.
The measure would codify parentage rules across Utah, address notice and registration practices for fathers, and add statutory procedures to protect adoption placements. Hilliard said the bill draws on a national model but adapts it for Utah, and he described three central parts: parentage and social‑parent protections; clearer adoption registry processes; and an optional…
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